hush up

In other words, money that a person pays someone to hush up something.

Additionally, he suggested that the Vatican is involved in the cover-up and that, oh, by the way, people have been murdered to keep all this hushed up.

Addiction and overdose fatalities are often still hushed up in Hattiesburg, Mr. Moore said.

One note suggests the first lady sought to reclaim diamond earrings given by the Czech Republic, but tried to keep it all hushed up.

Harry is suing Mail on Sunday publisher Associated Newspapers Ltd. over an article alleging he tried to hush up his separate legal challenge over the British government’s refusal to let him pay for police security.